I hope to be that beautiful complication for people : Jeremy Dutcher on his signature style
When Dutcher plans looks to wear to awards shows, he asks himself, What kind of images would have been really helpful or useful for me to see as a young Indigenous person growing up in rural New Brunswick? What would that have felt like to be able to turn on the television and see big, brown bodies taking up space?
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Posted: Jun 01, 2021 1:59 PM ET | Last Updated: June 1
Jeremy Dutcher s decolonizing music and fashion, seen here in the floral cape he wore to the 2019 Juno Awards.(Matt Barn)
Posted: Jan 24, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 25
Wolastoqi singer and composer Jeremy Dutcher, grass dancer and choreographer Possesom Paul and Atlantic Ballet artistic director Igor Dobrovolskiy started work this month on a new production. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
Jeremy Dutcher and Possesom Paul don t make any apologies about wanting to change the world.
The young Wolastoqi artists are at the beginning of a three-year project with the Atlantic Ballet Theatre that will culminate in a new production, and they hope another step forward in sharing their culture, making lasting connections and artistic excellence.
Dutcher, a composer and singer, says the opportunity to bring a Wolastoqey story into a ballet space and concert hall is huge.